Over the past eighteen months the Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust have been working on a scheme to enhance the water environment and increase landscape resilience for local wildlife.
The Enhancing Places, Inspiring Communities (EPIC) project has created a new 1km section of the Broadwater Brook, realigning its course under the Decoy Farm landfill and placing it across Sompting Brooks. The main works were completed in September 2019 and the results are already clear to see.
There have been over 450 species now recorded using the site (an increase of 300 since the project begun) including the Scarce Blue Tailed Damselfly (first record in Sussex in 125 years), Long Tailed Blue Butterfly (a rare migrant), Nomada zonata (a rare nomad bee species) and a rare hawkmoth. With two new ponds just constructed and 6.8ha of wildflower meadow recently sown there is high expectation that the site will attract a greater diversity of wildlife in the future.
The construction of the two silt traps and the top of the channel are collecting a lot of the pollutants coming from surrounding urban runoff and noticeable improvements to water quality are already being recorded.
One of the big successes of the project has been the involvement of the local community and many TTW members have also come along to lend a hand, in all over 1,000 residents have participated in over 150 events and activities put on by the project, many contributing to building the diverse habitats which are proving so successful.
With a hard surface track under construction the site being readied for opening to the public in Spring next year and there are still plenty of opportunities to get involved with hedge planting, willow hide construction and planting the ponds up.
To find out more and get involved with the next year of the project
Contact: [email protected]
Ever wondered if you could benefit from solar panels?
If so, why not come to CREW for a 'free drop in' independant consultation and find out whether you would benefit from Solar Panels being fitted to your home.
➡️ Sat, 11th Nov
🕙 10:00 - 16:00
📍 8/9 South St, Worthing
This is a one day event with 1 hour slots available to book. See Eventbrite and book your spot now!
www.eventbrite.com/e/661576552277?aff=oddtdtcreator
The session will involve a review of your energy bills & house followed by detailed calculations on the amount of energy that could be generated and the financial implications and benefits.
The session will be with David Cracknell, who has worked in renewable energy for over 6yrs and has over 20yrs of experience in construction.
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This week at the community allotment it's all been about sorting out the water cube. The pallets it was sitting on had collapsed so we had to empty out 1000 litres, create a new platform and then refill it! We've also been storm proofing some of the structures, de-snailing the brassicas and sorting out the hotbin. Big thanks to everyon who came and helped. ... See MoreSee Less
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We are extremely grateful to players of The People's Postcode Lottery as today we received notification that we've been awarded a Magic Little Grant through the partnership between Localgiving and Postcode Society Trust!
Postcode Society Trust is a grant-giving charity funded by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery. Localgiving is the UK’s leading membership and support network for local charities and community groups.
Our greenspaces projects received £500 towards the ongoing running costs of our community gardens.
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Another jam packed day yesterday. Sadly Al and I weren't there as we are recovering from Covid but the Repair Cafe team were brilliant (as ever) and we had some great feedback. Thanks to Louise and Carol for the photos (sadly couldn't post all of them) and to everyone who stepped up and made it all possible. ... See MoreSee Less
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This is pretty typical of some manufacturers - when I asked one of our repairers how he was getting on with a really difficult repair, this is what he said: "Thanks to the manufacturer of the lamp, all the nuts on the threaded section had been cleverly Araldited together. It might stop them from unscrewing, but is no help when trying to repair! I had to saw through the threaded part to separate it from the ceramic base. I also need to replace the mains cable and switch. The switch is also glued together." They really don't make it easy for us!
When are you there next?I would like to book to have some trousers taken up please.
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Expert speakers hosted an afternoon of climate-related conversation yesterday as residents, business owners and community groups gathered to discuss how collaboration can drive sustainability and support our communities.
The conference at Worthing Assembly Hall was created by Community Works and supported by Climate Resilience Centre Worthing - CREW, Transition Town Worthing and Green Tides - Adur and Worthing Green Spaces Partnership.
Innovative real-world examples of how we can all transition to sustainable practices were shared by speakers, as well as success stories from organisations that have already made significant progress in reducing their carbon footprint and saved money in the process.
Cllr Sophie Cox, Worthing’s cabinet member for climate emergency, attended the event to engage with residents and businesses on the net zero journey in Worthing.
Cllr Cox said: “The climate conference held this week was so inspiring and I was pleased to be able to attend and hear from visitors about how they can be part of our town-wide journey to net zero. Huge thanks to all the groups who worked so hard on putting the event together.” ... See MoreSee Less
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TODAY! Climate Conference; Working Together to Reach Net Zero. Worthing Assembly Hall.
3.00 - 7.00pm.
To everybody registered to attend (and there's a lot of you!) see you there!
Brought together by:
Climate Resilience Centre Worthing - CREW
Transition Town Worthing
Green Tides - Adur and Worthing Green Spaces Partnership
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We had a fab group at Climate Resilience Centre Worthing - CREW last night! We went all Circular with our flowers - fresh blooms we gift to Broadwater Support Group & Community Hub, dried flowers we sell at Hisbe, spent blooms we used to dye cloth (and which could make paint & ink) and which then end up in the compost, breaking down to feed new life. Our lovely, engaged Crew went home ready to compost and to embrace the Circular in life! Next session Nov 8 we’ll focus on propagating, including hardwood cuttings🌳(and hopefully making cordage from nettles!) and Dec 13 will of course be Festive Evergreen Decorations! 🎄 Book through EventBrite. ... See MoreSee Less
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Very busy repair cafe yesterday, fully booked with 12 on the waiting list! We tackled 47 repairs, many of which were successful. Huge thanks to all our wonderful volunteers and to those who came along and made our day such fun. ... See MoreSee Less
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